Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form (simple past, past perfect or past perfect continuous) of the verbs.
1. By the time the fire fighters ……………., the fire ……………… many huts.
arrived, destroyed
arrived, had destroyed
had arrived, destroyed
had arrived, had destroyed
2. He was not …………….. to write the exam, because he ……………….. his hall ticket.
permitted, had not brought
permitting, had not brought
permitted, did not bring
permitted, was not bringing
3. Long before the chief guest ………………., the invitees …………….. .
come, assembled
came, assembled
came, had assembled
had come, had assembled
4. I wish you …………….. your application in time.
send
had sent
have sent
5. The Police …………… the thief. They ……………. for him for two months.
caught, looked
caught, had been looking
had caught, looked
caught, have looked
6. If they ………………. the Principal, he would have helped them.
met
had met
have met
meet
7. I ……………….. to him, as I ………………… to him formally.
did not speak, did not introduce
had not spoken, was not introduced
did not speak, was not introduced
8. By the time we ………….. the station, the train …………… .
reached, had left
had reached, had left
had reached, left
reached, left
9. If Balu ………….. the secretary earlier, he …………… him a job.
saw, would have given
had seen, would give
had seen, would have given
10. If Raju ……………. in our team, we ……………. .
were, would win
were, would have won
is, would win
Answers
1. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the fire had destroyed many huts.
2. He was not permitted to write the exam, because he had not brought his hall ticket.
3. Long before the chief guest arrived, the invitees had assembled.
4. I wish you had sent your application in time.
5. The Police caught the thief. They had been looking for him for two months.
6. If they had met the Principal, he would have helped them.
7. I did not speak to him, as I was not introduced to him formally.
8. By the time we reached the station, the train had left.
9. If Balu had seen the secretary earlier, he would have given him a job.
10. If Raju were in our team, we would win.
